Individuality has never been so celebrated as it is now in this global society of spectacle we all inhabit, yet we have never been so alienated from ourselves. Capital's standing army of psychiatrists, personal coaches and internet gurus can hardly manage the generalized acedia that plagues 21st century class society. In spite of a multi-billion drug industry, mental ailments are on the rise everywhere and suicide is for many the only way out. The total medicalization of society created an individual which is no longer a whole, which has no true agency or desires, it is merely a subject and a consumer of services.
lyrics
i glare at the monuments of your godliness
in these sheets, in this flesh, in this body
liberation from the eyes of the master
there is something about the unknown that warms the soul
in this factory world life is the loss of control
unholiness, awake this flesh
shade me from the light of man
unholiness, true consciousness
shield me from the power hungry men
acedia. over all
oh physician, if you could understand
your modern magic can't heal the dammed
crippling anxiety, medicated peace
are there any options? am i too diseased?
disease mongering. medicalized reality
drug mediated serenity, lack of compassion, automation
separate me from my body you might as well, kill me
i am not a flesh machine
i have a will and it will set me free
i will crack and i will burn
but i will die before you break this whole
You know that point where you have consumed perhaps just a little too much of your chosen intoxicate. That's this album.
Fucking heavy!!! Obstacle of Affliction
The Chicago punks seem intent on defying any hardcore conventions, focusing instead on communicating pure disgust for the rotting world around them. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jul 1, 2022
Heavy as fuck indeed!
Perfect for those days when you feel a little too happy and light-hearted and you need to balance it out and slowly crawl in grime and shit. Nekobibu